Purpose - This study is devoted to the empirical assessment of the macro-level impact of social capital on immigrant entrepreneurship (the general levels of immigrant entrepreneurship, as well as high-value added immigrant entrepreneurship). Design/methodology/approach - The paper applies...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects”. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review. Findings – Studies on immigrant entrepreneurship have become increasingly popular and the...

Based on the eclectic theory of entrepreneurship, this article analyzes macro-level determinants of national rates of formal versus informal entrepreneurship. Our evaluation of the factors identified in this theory reveals a set of empirically-testable, higher-order determinants: economic...

Vietnamese SMEs' internationalization is a dynamic process of continual proactive and reactive adaptation to situational changes. That explains why they internationalize at one time but de-internationalize at another if engaging in international activities does not yield instant desired results....

Since 1986, when Vietnam started to implement its open-door policies, the barriers that traditionally segmented local business opportunities and local firms from their international counterparts have been being dismantled. Thus, the degree of internationalization of the Vietnamese economy has...

pt. 1. Determinants of informal entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Financial aspects of informal entrepreneurship -- pt. 3. Organizational forms of informal entrepreneurship -- pt. 4. Institutional environment for informal entrepreneurship -- pt. 5. Sociocultural contexts of informal entrepreneurship --...

Based on the eclectic theory of entrepreneurship, this article analyzes macro-level determinants of national rates of formal versus informal entrepreneurship. Our evaluation of the factors identified in this theory reveals a set of empirically-testable, higher-order determinants: economic...

Although entrepreneurship in the informal economy occurs outside state regulatory systems, informal commercial activities account for an estimated 30% of economic activity around the world. Informal entrepreneurship goes unmonitored despite the fact that it significantly contributes to poverty...

Purpose – This study is devoted to the empirical assessment of the macro‐level impact of social capital on immigrant entrepreneurship (the general levels of immigrant entrepreneurship, as well as high‐value added immigrant entrepreneurship). Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on “Entrepreneurial migration: characteristics, causes and effects”. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review. Findings – Studies on immigrant entrepreneurship have become increasingly popular and the...